Speech Therapist

Position Description

Assesses and treats patients with speech, language, swallowing, voice, and fluency disorders.

Position Responsibility

• Participates in departmental and hospital quality improvement measurement, activities and goals.
• Assists in the development, implementation and monitoring of practice guidelines and policies related to care of patients requiring rehabilitation services.
• Complies with standards, policies, laws and regulations outlined in the hospital policies and plans.
• Evaluates information to determine compliance with standards and analyzes data or information to improve or make decisions.
• Assists with the development of a speech/language therapy competency program and ongoing learning and education programs.
• Performs duties as per the job description, and employee contract as per the American Hospital Dubai (AHD) Code of Conduct and Human Resource Policies.
• Performs administrative activities, such as day-to-day maintenance of files and processing of paperwork.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in national and international professional societies.
• Assesses, develops, and implements Speech and Language Therapy treatment to the assigned patients.
• Reflects on auditory, visual and kinesthetic aspects of the client's communication and identifies appropriate strategies to facilitate and enhance communicative effectiveness.
• Administers hearing or speech/language evaluations, tests, or examinations to patients to collect information on the type and degree of impairments, using written and oral tests and special instruments.
• Develops clear care plans based on best practice, patient findings and patient needs.
• Provides advice to others regarding the management and care of patients/clients with communication difficulties.
• Ensures that patients are involved in the planning and prioritizing of their care plans wherever possible.
• Adapts practice to meet Individual patient's circumstances, including due regard for cultural and linguistic differences.
• Uses of evidence-based practice and outcome measures for clinical effectiveness.
• Advises on aids and adaptations needed by the patient to promote independence.
• Evaluates hearing and speech/language test results and medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency, voice and swallowing disorders.

Position Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology/Speech and Language Therapy/Speech Pathology/Speech therapy/Speech or
• Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• Current/Valid Dubai Health Authority (DHA) License

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in Speech and Phonetics field in hospital or clinical settings.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups and the measurement of training effects.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English and Arabic language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar.
• Knowledge of human behaviour and performance, individual differences in ability, personality, and interests, learning and motivation.
• Skills in sound clinical judgments/decision-making for case management.
• Ability to reflect on practice with peers and managers and identify their own strengths and development needs.
• Private hospital experience preferred.